Best of Virginia-Made Under One Roof, presented by Viva-la-Local

Blackbird Tees

Hello there! We're Jody and Karl, the screen printing duo behind Blackbird Tees. That's right, it's just the two of us! Jody designs, illustrates and screen prints each and every one of her original designs on to ethically-manufactured apparel, tea towels and more. I work behind the scenes with inventory, wholesale, social media and accounting.

When we're not working, we'll use any excuse to take a road trip, cook & eat delicious food, watch nature programs, enjoy a warm cup of coffee and/or settle down for a 15-minute power nap.

Blackbird Tees' original designs are hand printed on ethically-manufactured apparel and accessories.

Shaylen Broughton

Shaylen Amanda Broughton (SAB) is a native of Richmond, Virginia. Broughton received her B.F.A. in Interior Design, from The Savannah College of Art and Design, in the year 2011. She spent two years working as Hospitality Designer for a large, Richmond-based design firm. While working there, she still followed her bliss, continuing her hand at painted canvases. Her work ranges from expressionist landscapes to abstract and out of this world. She explores the depths of human awareness by delving deep into black bottom oceans; ascending curiously towards infinite stars; and ultimately discovering the divinity and infinity within it all. Particularly, she works to convey the relationships between emotional memory [in which we find significance], and the physical world [in which we find presence]. Through bold, colorful expression, she captures the spiritual experience that is eagerly evoked from sense of Place.

Candy Valley Cake Company

Candy Valley Cake Company will be onsite at The LOCALshop with a selection of their legendary CAKE POPS. Owners Kia & David are busy brainstorming fun designs for the race. Bicycle wheels? Globes on a stick? RVA pops? Can't wait to see!

What is a Cake Pop?

Available in various flavors, Cake Pops are delectable little balls of cake encased in a smooth candy shell, sitting atop a stick. The good news is that if you're trying to be mindful of what you eat, Cake Pops only last a bite or two... but that's also the bad news.

Umanoff Lighting & Design

"When I turn on a light, I want an experience that inspires me. Staying true to my philosophy of using familiar objects in unfamiliar ways, I create lighting from reclaimed materials and aged finds that are thoughtful in design as well as task worthy. My lighting is outside of the traditional experience, although they contain traditional elements." Wendy Umanoff

Gearharts Fine Chocolates

When Tim Gearhart started Gearharts Fine Chocolates in 2001, artisan chocolate was a rarity in the United States. He brought a global vision of fine chocolate making, gleaned from years of experience in professional kitchens, to his Charlottesville shop.

After serving as a cook in the Marine Corps, Tim formally trained in pastry at The Culinary Institute of America. He then externed at Charlottesville's famed Keswick Hall before helping with the launch of Hamiltons’ at First & Main as the pastry chef. His culinary career then took him to places as far-flung as a dude ranch in Wyoming and a castle in southern England, with stops in fine-dining restaurants along the way. He finally returned to Charlottesville to open Gearharts Fine Chocolates, where he and his team have been crafting distinctive artisan chocolates enjoyed by customers near and far.

Lee Baskerville

Over the years, Baskerville has accepted commissions to paint subjects as diverse as dairy cattle to Indian battles, fishermen to CEOs, the Swiss Alps to the Costa Rican rain forests. It is his firm belief that those formative years of painting such diverse subject matter are what eventually built him into the skilled artist that he is today.

Baskerville’s career has taken him to the far corners of four continents and still continues to. Today his artwork appears in American, English, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, South African, and Zimbabwean collections. To date he has painted hundreds of formal and informal portraits, landscapes, still lives, and over thirty architectural murals. Various works have been reproduced as limited editions. Currently over 4000 limited editions of his works are in circulation. He has held exhibits in the United Sates, Portugal, and South Africa.

Stay tuned because Baskerville is currently concepting work specifically for The LOCALshop and for the Richmond 2015 race. We can't wait to share it with you.

Happy Clay

Inspired by New Orleans, influenced by the world, and crafted by hand, Happy Clay is the outflow of artisan Niki Buckley Crosby.

Each piece of Happy Clay undergoes a dramatic metamorphosis at both the surface and molecular level. In this transformation maker and material work together to create an aesthetically pleasing and functional piece that serves, beautifies, and makes you Happy. Each piece of Happy Clay is finished with a hand-gilded flourish of 24 karat gold.

Awl Snap

Awl Snap's products are created by designer Erin in her Richmond, Virginia studio. Each product is created with purpose, and designed to age with perfection- much like a fancy French cheese.

What started as a self-fulfilling desire to make myself a practical, quality bag, quickly turned into a public demand for reproductions, new designs, and one-of-a-kind custom orders. I am very lucky to have a small, talented team of designers and fashion students working with Awl Snap here in the wonderful river city of Richmond, VA. We kindly ask that you allow some time for made-to-order products and custom designs- we promise the wait will be worth it.

Awl Snap uses hides which are supplied from distributors here in the US, and are processed across the globe- including Germany, Italy, Mexico. In most cases our hides are a by-product of the food industry. Most likely a deer, cow, goat, or buffalo in a previous life, the leather hides used for each item are individually unique and cut from a selection of premium leather. Each leather hide may differ slightly in color, and could contain small natural blemishes from the animals natural life. In certain pieces I might chose to include these markings to add character to the piece, and create a foundation for a great story.

All leather products are backed by a Lifetime Maker's Guarantee.

Concrete Designs of Virginia

Add modern inspiration to your home with Concrete Designs' products blending contemporary style and American craftsmanship. All of our handcrafted custom concrete products ranging from furniture to pet bowls incorporate recycled materials.

Concrete Designs, a husband and wife team, handcrafts stunning concrete elements in their Richmond, VA studio. After ten years in the commercial and residential counter top business, the Webb duo now focuses their creative genius on home furnishings and accessories. Concrete Designs is recognized by clients, architects and designers for their design aesthetic, fine craftsmanship and unwavering committment to quality.

Lightbox Print Co

APOTHEC Bath & Beauty

APOTHEC is a diverse line of all natural products handcrafted in Richmond, Virginia, designed to nurture both body + senses.

OUR STORY.

Tricia Boor, Master Aesthetician, founded APOTHEC as the culmination of years spent perfecting her craft. As a certified massage therapist and aromatherapist, Tricia has developed and produced her own line of hand made all natural products, owned and operated Richmond's first Organic Wellness Spa, and cultivated a loyal following of healed and happy customers through the art of massage and aromatherapy. APOTHEC represents the fusion of her endeavors.

GridLove

Using vibrant color palettes and strikingly simple maps or familiar bird's-eye views, Grid+Love provides interesting art with a built-in story: your story. Grid+Love pieces make excellent gifts. Never have that awkward moment after the present is opened where you have to explain why you got them that particular item. It’s easy! “You lived there” or “You went to school there” or “You spent a night in jail there”.

On U Jewelry

We've been in Richmond, Virginia since 1993. 9/11 occurred.. Everything changed. We decided to pursue a dream...

The line features hand-knotted, hand-crocheted glass, vintage and semi-precious beads. The signature items in the line take advantage of antique, vintage, even ancient, buttons, trinkets, claws, mati, amulets, coins. Bits and pieces of the world. That we've gathered rom throughout the world... I just love to collect. (You see, I told you that there were other things that I love to do...).

You'll feel it when you wear just one piece. Then, you'll want another. And another. It just kind of happens.

Each design is meticulously created with fascinating knots, colors, contrast, and dimension. Features that, knowingly, separate the on u line from the ordinary.

David Bohnhoff Woodworking

Unique handcrafted, custom made furniture built in central Virginia.

Bohnhoff Woodworking will collaborate with your design creating a one of a kind piece of furniture for your special needs. Blending contemporary and traditional furniture styles produces unique handcrafted furniture, built strong with traditional joinery to withstand years of use. Furniture handcrafted for every room and each clients design aesthetic.

Phoenix Handcraft

Like the firebird of Greek mythology rising from the ashes, Kyle & Johannah bring new life to materials otherwise headed to the landfill. Alongside traditional materials like ceramic, glass, & steel, we work with reclaimed materials like wood, concrete, asphalt, & found objects. Phoenix Handcraft adhesives & finishes are environmentally responsible, and we love to work with other local and small business artisans and suppliers.

We believe also in a return to handskills. Using handtools and early industrial equipment, we create fresh, modern designs with the timeless feel of handmade work.

Designer Angela Bacskocky [botch-kose-kee]

Designer Angela Bacskocky [botch-kose-kee] has developed a line of handmade apparel and accessories that she produces from her studio in Richmond, VA. Her conceptual work merges the lines between fashion and art.

A contestant on Project Runway Season 12, Angela has also worked for such designers as Alexander McQueen and Felder Felder, studied menswear fashion design at Central St. Martins College of Art in Design in London and graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Fashion Design program in 2009.

She has shown her collections at Fashion Week in New York, Charleston and Richmond and sells internationally. Her work has appeared in Marie Claire, Teen Vogue, Womens Wear Daily, The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, Virginia Living, on Good Morning America, Refinery 29, and in Martha Stewart's American Made Campaign.

Bacskocky [botch-kose-kee]

The Perch Shop

Welcome to The Perch Shop, a handmade home décor company. We specialize in creating rope knots that add the perfect touch of coastal living to your home. The rope knots can be used in so many different settings--door stops, book ends, curtain tiebacks. Truly, you can do no wrong!

Our products can be found in the Virginia West Elm locations, and numerous shops along the coast from Florida up to Maine.

Thanks so much for stopping by Perch Shop. Make sure to follow the latest happenings on Instagram @perchshop.

Lamplighter Jewelry

Lamplighter Jewelry is a handcrafted jewelry label by Richmond based designer Emma Lalumandier. Many designs are spun off natural elements or inspired by wood.

“Lamplighter’s bullet line began with my husband John teaching me to shoot. I gathered the brass from my first shoot and John came up with the initial design (hammered disc bullet earrings). Since then, I’ve added many new bullet designs, always with three elements in mind: to reflect a woman’s femininity, beauty and strength.

I’m really proud to be a completely self taught jeweler who has turned a love for making unique jewelry into a family business.”

Mural & Fine Artist Hamilton Glass

In a city noted for its colorful murals, Hamilton Glass is one of our very own noted public artists. Find his artwork on buildings around RVA and around the world - or discover his smaller vibrant framed works at The LOCALshop for a piece of Richmond "to-go"!

Born in Philadelphia Hamilton Glass’s career as an artist stems from his architecture and design background. Despite working in the architecture field for 7 years, his passion for public art pushed him to start a career as an artist. Public art has always been a big influence and inspiration to Hamilton, because of its power to influence and inspire the surrounding community. With every opportunity he receives to create public art he try’s to convey a message, which connects his work to the community in which the piece lives.

What makes his work unique is the use of architectural elements with bright colors and sharp lines. The bright colors and unpredictable lines and shapes are used to convey a certain energy and movement in each piece. TAKE HOME A PIECE OF RICHMOND with a small framed canvas by Glass.

MSDModern Lighting Collection

Custom blown glass pendants from MSDModern’s signature collection add a chic, artistic aesthetic in the commercial and residential spaces they grace. Skillfully blown by expert artists, this collection features a variety of colorful, eclectically shaped pendants including: flared and scalloped, slender and sleek, and the highly popular tulip shape.

VERVE home furnishings

VERVE home furnishings has been a best kept secret for almost 5 years now! Recently voted "best place to shop for mid-century furnishings" by RVA and Richmond Magazine, it is a 12k square foot warehouse of mid-century modern, vintage modern, industrial chic and designer relevant interiors. We buy, sell, design, consign and now offer lacquering services. You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and our website at www.vervehomefurnishings.com. We also have satellite locations inside Project 1 and The Shops@5807 Patterson Avenue!

4903 W Leigh Street, RVA 23230 | Near Willow Lawn | 804.370.3765

HOURS: Thursday, 11-6, Friday & Saturday, 10-5, Sunday Noon-4

Sunny Goode Artist

Sunny Goode utilizes her knowledge of color and balance, and the emotion evoked through the use of color and shape in all of her paintings.

She is inspired by nature, the colors and shapes she sees. She makes an effort to evoke a feeling when processing her experiences into paintings. All works are original and in oil, or oil pastel.

Sunny graduated from Hollins College in 1990, with a BA in Art History and Studio Art in. Traveling always inspires her. She practices yoga daily and calls painting a kind of meditation.

Refuge For Men Classic Barbershop & Products

Refuge is a modern-throwback for men seeking the classic barbershop experience but, also interested in today’s diverse style. Whether you are looking for a tapered fade, layered cut, straight razor’d shave or a pair of custom SOCKS designed by noted RVA mural artist Hamilton Glass.

Refuge For Men will be onsite at Pop-Up Pavilion with a chair and fresh cuts Richmond style!

Maslo Jewelry

Started way back in 2003, Maslo Jewelry is produced, by hand, by Nicole Maslowski in her Richmond, VA studio. Educated originally to be a graphic designer, the spot on eye for design is obvious in the simple, but still statement pieces in the different collections of the brand.

Neil Duman Glass Artist

Neil Duman has never stopped trying to learn more about the material of glass and what it can do. His pieces show a wide range of techniques and styles with a sense of movement always present.

“There are so many ways glass can be shaped, I have never been bored with it nor can I conceive of a time when I will. It is an amazing material, a super cooled liquid that has no crystal formation, plays with light, holds motion, surrounds us every day with mundane objects yet lends itself to such creativity.”

“My goal is to create a form that draws the viewers attention into it. To let them enjoy the visual beauty of it and want to look deeper into it. To touch it, to think about what thoughts went into it.”

Over the past 30 plus years Neil has conducted workshops and demonstrations, created works for Corporations such as Mattel, Carmax, Remax Canada, to name only a few and many individuals. He has been juried into numerous National, International and Regional shows.

He splits his time now between his Richmond, VA cold working shop and Trinity Studios hot shop in Wayneseboro.

Kelly Johnston Designs

Crunch Dynasty

Crunch Dynasty is an Asian-inspired hot topping that will send your senses on a magical journey. From mac and cheese to sushi, just sprinkle Crunch Dynasty on top for a most delicious mouth party.

Every batch is handmade and contains garlic, shallots, gluten-free soy sauce, sesame seeds, hot peppers and special seasons and oils.

Founder John Mills met his wife, Anya, in New York City in the summer of 1998. Before meeting, John's idea of fine food was beef jerky and corn dogs. Luckily, Anya and her family introduced him to some of the finest meals in the City. Anya’s mother is also an extraordinary chef, and John got to experience authentic Chinese cooking for the first time.

At every home cooked meal, there was always a bowl with a gracious amount of crunchy, hot deliciousness that is now known as Crunch Dynasty. From his ﬁrst taste, John was fascinated by the unique blend of exotic Asian ﬂavors and balanced heat.

For years, John attempted to recreate the recipe but was unsuccessful in fully capturing the intoxicating essence of the topping. Seeing that he was truly committed to understanding the origin and complex creation of Crunch Dynasty, his mother-in-law ﬁnally taught him how to make it 10 years later.

After countless hours in the kitchen and many failed batches, John finally learned how to recreate the recipe at a level that satisﬁed his mother-in-law's extremely tough standards. In 2010, they started making large batches and sharing it with family and friends. The response was overwhelmingly positive. So, in 2012, they decided to take it to market.

We are pleased to share this ancient delicacy with you and hope it brings you much joy.

Swagger by A

Lifelong upholsterer, Antwan Sutherlin is the talent behind Swagger by A. A perfectionist with a passion for design. He's always open to discussions about your pieces, your upholstery needs -- and all manner of fabric, design and color topics.

Tracery157

Making copper decor for home and garden is a way to bring pattern and design into organic and built spaces. My pieces, inspired by both nature and architecture, can be customized to amplify existing landscapes, whether interior or exterior.

My process starts with sketches and tinkering. My materials are ordinary copper plumbing pipe and fittings, stone, glass and tile. I reinterpret them into dimensional patterns that play with light and color. By taking advantage of the natural properties of these materials, I often transform the final design using custom patinas to create hand-aged verdigris finishes.

My background as a graphic designer, coupled with my love of working with my hands, helps me push the limits of the everyday materials I work with to transform them into objects that are useful, beautiful, and fun.

ZouZou's Basement

Susannah Raine-Haddad is a local artist and 20+ year resident of Richmond, lifelong resident of Virginia. She taught high school art for 8 years, and now teaches children and adults In private classes. Susannah is also Artist-In-Residence at Westminster Canterbury in the Dementia area, The Gables. You can find her pieces throughout Richmond in various shops, for the full list view her website at www.zouzousbasement.com.

Watercolors of Christopher Wynn

Christopher majored in fine art at the University of Washington, Seattle, and the University of California Berkeley, where he graduated with a B.S.. Further art studies include Otis Parsons art institute and Santa Monica JC, and Foothill JC in Los Altos, CA.

After graduating, he worked for years as an art director and creative director for numerous corporations and advertising agencies on the West Coast. In 1992 he began wynncreative.com and produced artwork and campaigns for many of Silicon Valley's largest and most successful companies.

In 2005 and 2006, Christopher circumvented the globe solo for seven months to paint watercolors plein aire in over 24 countries.

Currently, his watercolors are represented by a number of art galleries and art venues on the East and West Coast, and in and around Richmond, Virginia in particular.

Christopher has won well over 65 National and International Awards for both his design and fine art.

The artist is a member of numerous professional organizations, including:

A Signature member of the Southern Watercolor Society, Baltimore Watercolor Society, the Virginia Watercolor Society, the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, the Alabama Watercolor, Missouri Watercolor Society, The American Artists Professional League, NYC and in 2015, the Georgia Watercolor Society.